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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, circa late 1930s

Date

1935 to 1939

Description

A close up of Howard Hughes smiling with two unidentified men.

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Photograph of Wengert children, 1935-1938

Date

1935 to 1938

Archival Collection

Description

Four of the Wengert children, Ward, Marilyn, Shirley, and Robert, stand and pose together outdoors.

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Photograph of Beatty (Nev.), 1937-1938

Date

1937 to 1938

Description

A street scene of downtown Beatty. "Beatty Nevada Gateway to Death Valley" is written on the bottom of the photo.

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Photograph of Hughes XF-11 in flight, April 4, 1947

Date

1947-04-04

Description

Date stamped on back of photo: April 3, 1947. Transcribed from attached press release: "HUGHES FLIES DUPLICATE OF CRASH PLANE CULVER CITY, Calif., April 5 -- Howard Hughes, famed flier-industrialist, today test-piloted the plane pictured here, a duplicate of the XF-11 photo-reconnaissance ship which he nearly lost his life in an accident last July 7. He designed and built the plane for the Army Air forces in conjunction with the Air Materiel Command engineers. He has recovered from the injuries sustained last year when the freak propeller trouble dashed the original XF-11 to earth. As usual, he today took personal responsibility for the first test flight of the new plane." The actual flying date is April 4, 1947.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and an unidentified man, circa 1944

Date

1943 to 1945

Description

A view of Howard Hughes talking to an unidentified man.

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Howard Hughes in the cockpit of the Hughes H-1 Racer being interviewed, 1937 January 19

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 02

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 07, 1947

Date

1947-08-07

Description

A view of Howard Hughes at the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee hearing in Washington.

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Hughes XF-11 photographs, 1946-1947

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographs of the Hughes XF-11 prototype military reconnaissance aircraft from 1946 to 1947. The photographs depict Howard Hughes piloting the two XF-11 prototypes that were built: during the test flight in July 1946, Hughes crashed the first XF-11 in Beverly Hills, California; in April 1947, Hughes successfully flew the second prototype at high speeds and at high altitudes. However, the United States Air Force abandoned the controversial project, and in August of 1947, Hughes was called to testify before the Truman Committee in the U.S. Senate about the failures of the program.

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photograph of flooded street in Saint Thomas, Nevada, June 1938

Date

1938-06

Description

A shack on fire, probably Hugh Lords', in Saint Thomas flooding.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and an unidentified man, circa 1937

Date

1937

Description

Howard Hughes shaking hands with an unidentified man.

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